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Candy Suspected in Death of Boy, 5

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November 7, 1970, Page 33 The New York Times Archives

DETROIT, Nov. 6 (UPI)— A 5‐year‐old boy who had eaten Halloween candy laced with heroin died today with out regaining consciousness.

The authorities at Chil dren's Hospital ordered an autopsy on the victim, Kevin Toston, who fell into a coma early Tuesday after ??ating the candy on Monday. He col lected the candy last Satur day on his trick‐or‐treat rounds.

Doctors said that the boy had suffered an overdose of narcotics. Analysis of some of the candy he had eaten showed that heroin mixed with quinine in powder form had been sprinkled over it.

The boy's mother, Mrs. Ida Foster, told the police that Kevin spent Monday night at the home of her, brother, Henry Coleman. While there he ate some of the Halloween candy he had collected. Sev eral hours later, Kevin be gan sweating and breathing heavily.

He had failed to awaken by Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to a clinic from where he was transferred to Children's Hospital.

A version of this archives appears in print on November 7, 1970, on Page 33 of the New York edition with the headline: Candy Suspected in Death of Boy, 5. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe